<span>Past studies have found that new products fail in the market around 35-40 percent of the time. Here are some remarkable examples:
</span><span>Iridium Satellite Telephone - -$7 bil
Mobile ESPN - $150 mil
Apple Newton PDA - -$400 mil
RJR Premiere Cigarette - -$325 mil and an additional loss of $125 mil
RCA Videodisk Player - -$450 mil</span>
B. The equilibrium price is below the price ceiling.
Answer:
(D) $71,446
Explanation:
we will calcualte the present value for an 11 payments annuity-due (there is eleven payment of 10,000 if we count the one at purchase date) which couta is 10,000 discounted at 10%
C 10,000
time 11
rate 0.1
PV $71,445.6711
rounding to the nearest dollars: 71,446
Answer:
The expected return=17.78 percent
Explanation:
Step 1: Determine risk free rate, beta and market risk premium
risk free rate=4.5%
beta=1.28
market risk premium/return on market=12%
Step 2: Express the formula for expected return
The expected return can be expressed as follows;
ER=RFR+(B×EMR)
where;
ER-expected return
RFR=risk free rate
B=beta
EMR=expected market return
replacing with the values in step 1;
ER=(4.5)+(1.28×12)
ER=4.5+13.28
ER=17.78
The expected return=17.78 percent
Answer:
Contingent liabilities refer to those obligations which might arise in the near future based upon the happening or non happening of a certain event and it's outcome.
Such liabilities are recorded if there is likeliness of an event happening and when they can be reasonably quantified and estimated.
In the given case, the automobile manufacturer will probably be required to recall it's products. The amount can be estimated.
In such cases, such expense is to be recognized in the income statement and at the same time a liability for such expenses needs to be created in the balance sheet. Product recall refers to replacement of defective products by the manufacturer. It is similar to a warranty.
Reporting on Dec 31 would be as follows,
Warranty Expense A/C Dr. $2.5
To Warranty Liability $2.5
(being product recall liability for for 2.5 million created)
